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District: RAMSEY BORO (4310)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: BERGEN
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $61,715,715
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,918.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,147
2015-16 Total Spending: $62,528,247
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,871.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,776
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,776
Revenue Sources, State: 13%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 79.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 136.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,914
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,970
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,007
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 70|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,740
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 72.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 76.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 73.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,033
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $177
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $44
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $75,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $75,490
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,393
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 65.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 60|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $83,458
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 57|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 136.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $140,929
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 147.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $144,370
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $10,881,995
2014-15 Actual: $108,330
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $10,990,325
2015-16 Actual: $2,080,452
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,686,088
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,527,933

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.